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Post by Johnlprobert on May 23, 2012 5:54:17 GMT
I've made it though I - XIII so you're one ahead of me! On closer inspection, we're actually tied! Both XIV and XV currently sit unread on my shelf. ;D
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Post by dem bones on May 23, 2012 10:18:04 GMT
Justin, two you really should include are: C. L. Moore - Shambleau (Consul, 1952). Black God’s Kiss Shambleau Black God’s Shadow Black Thirst Tree Of Life Scarlet Dream All six stories originally published in Weird Tales between November 1933 and October 1936. More details/ blow-by-blow/ comments: ShambleauH. P. Lovecraft - Cry Horror! (WDL, 1959). Of the legion Lovecraft reissues, Cry Horror! may not be the best, but it's arguably the most influential Not the most comprehensive of HPL collections by any means but the first to be published in the UK and hugely influential on a generation of authors and fans. Seven of the eleven stories - Pickman’s Model, The Unnameable, The Call Of Cthulhu, Cool Air, The Moon-Bog, The Hound, and The Shunned House - are exhumed from Weird Tales. More details: Cry Horror!
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Jun 1, 2012 18:06:07 GMT
I am not sure I fully grasp the concept of this thread, so this information may be beside the point, but mysterious outfit Armchair Fiction has recently published at least three collections of stories from Weird Tales.
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Post by andydecker on Jun 1, 2012 19:59:50 GMT
Now this is an astonishing reprint-series. I don´t know about the sf story-collections, which content seems to be a bit random. But the novels have original cover-art which is quite an achievement.
Who is this Gregory Luce who is named as the copyright holder of most of these novels?
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Jun 1, 2012 20:27:04 GMT
Now this is an astonishing reprint-series. I don´t know about the sf story-collections, which content seems to be a bit random. But the novels have original cover-art which is quite an achievement. Who is this Gregory Luce who is named as the copyright holder of most of these novels? I understand it as the print-on-demand literary branch of Sinister Cinema, the DVD purveyors. I own several of their books; they are very classy productions.
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Post by justin on Jun 13, 2012 20:06:08 GMT
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for their suggestions- very much appreciated. It has given me all sorts of leads to follow and I've been amazed at the number of anthologies I was previously unaware of. I'm sure that even the most avid fan will discover a few revelations in my listings of WT sourced anthologies.
I've even become something of a convert to Clark Ashton Smith, which as someone who's not too taken with HPL, was something of a surprise. I really must try being open-minded more than once in a blue moon!
The Weird Tales special is taking shape quite nicely, with some great guest writers. Ramsey C (proper writing workload allowing!), Michel Parry on acquiring issues of WT and an interview with Bob Weinberg who is Mister WT. Plus the normal typo-ridden checklists from me.
Ta very much for now.
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Post by dem bones on Jun 14, 2012 6:24:06 GMT
Another stellar line up. Michel's a PF veteran now, and Ramsey contributed to what is still perhaps my absolute favourite issue since the magazine adopted it's current digest format. Delighted a third Vault legend, Bob Weinberg, has joined the party as he's not merely Mr. Weird Tales, to my way of thinking, he's also Mr. Weird Menace thrown in (surely a Fanatic article in the making). I look forward to reading whatever these gents come up with. I know it goes against the spirit of the thing to include hardbacks, but i think you should check out Mr. Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemainowicz & Martin H. Greenberg's Weird Tales: 32 Unearthed Terrors and Weird Vampire Tales if only for ... uh ... personal use. Also, unlike the 2 Volume Sphere paperback set, the Neville Spearman hardcover of Peter Haining's Weird Tales is a facsimile edition, so you get all the original artwork, strange ads & Co.
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Post by dem bones on Mar 31, 2013 17:33:58 GMT
A new Paperback Fanatic invariably acts as a booster, so expect further Weird Tales-related posts in the not too distant. Justin has kindly allowed me to graft his additional material onto the WT in Paperback thread. The listings are substantially different in that Justin's branches off into SF & Fantasy anthologies and includes reprints from Poe, Bierce, Hawthorne et al, while the Vault model has been almost exclusively horror/ supernatural and concentrates on WT originals. Apologies in advance if the cover reproductions are a bit ropey, but I had to scan some direct from the magazine. Brother Theodore ..., The Mummy Walks Among Us and The Devil's Generation were found on The Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseVic Ghidalia (ed.) - The Mummy Walks Among Us (Xerox, 1971) Seabury Quinn - The Man in Crescent Terrace (Mar. 1946) Frank Belknap Long - A Visitor from Egypt (Sept. 1930) Théophile Gautier - The Mummy's Foot (April 1926: originally One of Cleopatra’s Nights and Other Fantastic Romances trans Lafcadio Hearn, 1882) Robert Bloch - The Eyes of the Mummy (April 1938) August Derleth & Mark Schorer - The Vengeance of Aï ( Strange Stories, Apr. 1939) E.F. Benson - Monkeys (Dec. 1933) Arlton Eadie - The Nameless Mummy (May 1932) Not a Fanatic contender as it was published post-1979, but a decent variation on the theme from the late, impossibly prolific Martin H. Greenberg. Martin H. Greenberg - Mummy Stories (Ballatine, April 1990) Introduction - Martin H. Greenberg
Ed Gorman - MasqueArthur Conan Doyle - Lot No. 249 ( Harper's, September 1892) Donald A. Wollheim - Bones ( Stirring Science Stories, Feb. 1941) E. F. Benson - Monkeys ( Weird Tales, December 1933) Scott Parson - Asleep On The JobSharyn McCrumb - Remains To Be SeenSeabury Quinn - The Man In Crescent Terrace ( Weird Tales, March 1946) Edgar Allan Poe - Some Words With A Mummy ( American Review, April 1845) Tarleton Fiske (Robert Bloch) - Beetles ( Weird Tales, Dec. 1938) Edward D. Hoch - The Weekend Magus ( Mummy! ed. Bill Pronzini, 1980) Victor Rousseau - The Curse Of Amen-Ra ( Strange Tales, Oct. 1932) D. R. Meredith - Mummy No. 50Robert Bloch - The Eyes Of The Mummy ( Weird Tales, April 1938) Alan Robbins - Uncle Jack Eats A MummyVic Ghidalia (ed.) - The Devil's Generation (Lancer, 1973) Frank Frazetta Ray Bradbury - The Black Ferris ( Weird Tales, May 1948) Henry Kuttner - Call Him Demon ( Thrilling Wonder Stories, Fall 1946) Richard Matheson - Mother By Protest ( Fantastic, Sept.-Oct. 1953 as Trespass) Robert Bloch - Floral Tribute ( Weird Tales, July 1949) August Derleth - The Place In The Woods (( Weird Tales, May 1954) Robert Silverberg - The Hole In The Air ( Amazing Stories, January 1956) Anthony Boucher - Mr Lupescu ( Weird Tales, September 1945) Clifford D. Simak - Day of Truce ( Galaxy, Feb. 1963) Algernon Blackwood - The Other Wing ( Day and Night Stories, 1917) L. Sprague de Camp (ed.) - Swords & Sorcery: Stories of Heroic Fantasy (Pyramid, 1963) Virgil Finlay L. Sprague de Camp - Introduction: Heroic Fantasy
Poul Anderson - The Valor of Cappen Varra ( Fantastic Universe, January 1957) Lord Dunsany - Distressing Tale of Thangobrind the Jeweller ( The Book Of Wonder, 1912) Robert E. Howard - Shadows in the Moonlight ( Weird Tales, April 1934) Henry Kuttner - The Citadel of Darkness ( Strange Stories, Aug. 1939) Fritz Leiber - When the Sea-King's Away ( Fantastic SF, May 1960) H. P. Lovecraft - The Doom That Came to Sarnath ( Marvel Tales, March-April, 1935: ( Weird Tales, June 1938) C. L. Moore - Hellsgarde ( Weird Tales, April 1939) Clark Ashton Smith - The Testament of Athammaus ( Weird Tales, Oct. 1932) Marvin Kaye (ed) - Brother Theodore's Chamber of Horrors (Pinnacle, 1975) Marvin Kaye - Introduction
Eugene D. Goodwin (Marvin Kaye) - Professor Lubermayer's Final Lecture Saralee Terry - The Celery Stalk In The Cellar (verse) Dick Baldwin - Last RespectsRobert Bloch - The Strange Island Of Doctor Nork ( Weird Tales, March 1949) Parke Godwin - Unsigned Original Edgar Allan Poe - A Predicament ( Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque, 1840) Jack London - Moon-Face ( The Argonaut, July 21st, 1902) William E. Kotzwinkle & Robert Shiarella - The Philosophy Of Sebastian Trump, or The Art Of Outrage Ambrose Bierce - Oil of Dog ( Oakland Tribune), October 11th, 1890). Fitz-James O'Brien - The Demon Of The Gibbet (verse) C. Hall Thompson - The Pale Criminal ( Weird Tales, September 1947) Steve Knickmeyer - The Day Of The Lynx Joseph Lavinson (Marvin Kaye) - Our Late VisitorMaurice Level - Night and Silence ( Pan, January 1922: Weird Tales, Feb. 1932) Marvin Kaye & Brother Theodore - The Possession of Immanuel Wolf Charles M. Collins (ed.) - Fright (Avon, 1963: later reissued as Harvest Of Fear, Avon, 1975) Charles M. Collins - Introduction Charles M. Collins - A Foreword to The Forest Warden
E. T. A. Hoffman - The Forest Warden (circa 1810-15?) J. S. LeFanu - Shalken The Painter[/color] ( Dublin University, May 1839) L. P. Hartley - Podolo ( The Travelling Grave, 1948) Seabury Quinn - Glamour ( Weird Tales, December 1939) C. Hall Thompson - Clay ( Weird Tales, May 1948) H. P. Lovecraft - The Horror At Red Hook ( Weird Tales, Jan. 1927) More, several more to follow .....
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Post by Gaspard du Nord on Jul 5, 2013 5:05:27 GMT
Is anyone here trying to follow the latest incarnation of Weird Tales edited by Marvin Kaye? If so, they may be interested in the thread at Keith West's blog, Adventures Fantastic ( adventuresfantastic.blogspot.com/2013/07/further-thoughts-on-marvin-kaye-and.html ) It seems Kaye has plunged into yet a third controversy since the beginning of his ownership/editorship of the venerable title. And since he took over in August 2011, only one Kaye-edited edition of the mag has appeared. It's all very sad, but at least one writer is trying to keep the long-term WT tradition alive, albeit in ebook format. He has published two stories accepted by Kaye but then later dumped by him, allegedly so he can re-open his magazine (which never seems to appear) to yet more submissions! I know the subject here is WT in paperback. But if, for example, you like Clark Ashton Smith's Averoigne tales, you may enjoy Witchery: A Duo of Weird Tales ... only 99c at Amazon, and the Kindle version can alternatively be read on your PC, of course. The ebook's introduction is a third weird tale in itself. It not only covers the mystifying behavior of Mr Kaye, but has a couple of interesting quotes from Robert A. W. Lowndes (who has a thread on this board) and was an editor ( Magazine of Horror, etc) who really did understand Weird Tales ! Attachments:
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Post by dem bones on Jul 5, 2013 20:32:04 GMT
Would be more inclined to give these most recent incarnations of Weird Tales a chance if they traded under a different name. It's one thing advertising a magazine as "in the tradition of ....", but for me, the title Weird Tales would have been better retired at the end of the 'nineties (at the very latest).
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Post by Gaspard du Nord on Jul 6, 2013 4:34:54 GMT
I'm inclined to agree simply because the editors of the most recent versions haven't in my opinion understood what appeals to the fan base that still exists for WT. (And it does exist if you can go by the way old paperback anthologies of its material are frequently on display here!)
Ann Vandermeer and a couple of her predecessors tried to give their publications a "literary" look, which I found a bit of a turn-off, along with the emphasis on modern design. My preference remains for the more pulpish, Robert A. W. Lowndes approach.
Here's a quote from the always-perceptive RAWL (January 1969) that is apposite:
"...styles of writing, presentation, etc., change; and of course the young reader who wants to be completely modern and up to date in everything becomes super-sensitive to stories that other people might say are old-fashioned. Unfortunately, this is the sort of reader who is likely to make most noise -- write frequent letters to the editor -- while a much larger section of the readers may be neither afraid nor ashamed to recognize and enjoy a good story just because it does not conform to the latest fashions and fads in writing. Nor again do most readers feel compelled to define 'good story' according to the 'party line' of the latest trends. But they aren't the noisy ones!"
When Marvin Kaye took over WT from Vandermeer (actually rather summarily dismissed her and her team) he said he would be "Janus faced," by which he meant he would recognize the magazine's past as well as publish stories that broke new ground. He also said he'd restore its most famous and distinctive masthead, and that he has done. As for the rest....
Well, Mike Ashley summed it up for me in an email:
"I find myself rather concerned over what Marvin Kaye is doing at Weird Tales. I always admired his anthologies of years ago and generally thought he had good taste, but his attitude since he took WT over is rather more questionable. Ann Vandermeer was doing such a brilliant job. If he only got WT out more regularly he could use all of this 'excellent' material, and build up a market for the magazine again. I suspect the majority of potential readers has no idea the magazine still exists, let alone that it appears at such a constipated rate."
Apparently, quite a few writers supplied Kaye with stories I suspect would appeal to readers of WT anthologies and RAWL's MOH, SMS etc. To date, only Keith Chapman's Witchery: A Duo of Weird Tales (one of which is a new tale of Clark Ashton Smith's Averoigne) has seen the light of day via Amazon. I've seen only one review of it, at the Amazing Stories website, and that was a thumbs-up. But like much else in the crowded ebook world, it looks like it's going to fly past under the radar of most of the readers who would enjoy it.
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Post by mcannon on Jan 20, 2018 2:55:51 GMT
Here are a couple of very welcome upcoming reprints of collections that are primarily WT-sourced:- >> Shadowridge Press Coming soon! LONELY VIGILS by Manly Wade Wellman - Coming Spring/Summer of 2018! Illustrated by George Evans By special arrangement with Carcosa, we will be publishing the first ever trade paperback edition of Carcosa’s final volume, LONELY VIGILS, a huge collection of Wellman’s Golden Age pulp short stories featuring his supernatural detectives Judge Keith Hilary Pursuivant, Professor Nathan Enderby, and John Thunstone! We are thrilled to include all of the original George Evans illustrations, digitally restored and looking very swell. A hardcover copy of Lonely Vigils will easily set one back $150 bills, so hang on to those hard-earned dollars! Expected publication date- late Spring/Summer. WORSE THINGS WAITING by Manly Wade Wellman - Coming Spring/Summer of 2018! Illustrated by Lee Brown Coye By special arrangement with Carcosa, we will be publishing the first ever trade paperback edition of this cornerstone book of fantasy and macabre fiction. Twenty-eight classic tales (and two poems) are Wellman at his best, including two early glimpses of John The Balladeer; as well as THE DEVIL IS NOT MOCKED and THIS VALLEY IS STILL, both episodes of Night Gallery and The Twilight Zone respectively, and such all-time classics as SCHOOL OF THE UNSPEAKABLE, and THE UNDEAD SOLDIER, with its terrifying original ending that Weird Tales found too gruesome and had Wellman "soften" it. Complete with all of the wonderfully creepy Lee Brown Coye illustrations from the original edition in their ghoulish splendor, we are thrilled to present WORSE THINGS WAITING in a new affordable edition that won't set you back serious bucks to own and read. Keep your eyeballs here for further details!>> Info courtesy of www.pulpcomingattractions.com/Shadowridge Press homepage -https://www.shadowridgepress.com/ I'm lucky enough to have copies of the original hardback editions, but it will be wonderful to finally see these reprinted - particularly with the original illustrations, and in reasonably affordable paperback editions. Yes, of _course_ I'll be buying them, even though I already have the originals. Isn't that all part of being a hopelessly fanatical collector? Mark
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Post by cauldronbrewer on Jan 20, 2018 14:12:57 GMT
Outstanding news about those Wellman books coming back into print. I have Lonely Vigils (as you might guess from my profile photo) but not Worse Things Waiting.
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Post by humgoo on May 25, 2022 17:17:22 GMT
Outstanding news about those Wellman books coming back into print. I have Lonely Vigils (as you might guess from my profile photo) but not Worse Things Waiting. Did you end up getting them? I've got them for quite some time (very reasonably priced and well produced, well done Shadowridge Press!), but they're so unwieldy (measuring 7″x10″) that I can't bring myself to actually take them off the shelf and read them. And I so want to read those Pursuivant stories! I suppose the oversizedness is due to the desire to reproduce the illustrations by Lee Brown Coye and George Evans as well as possible, but I just find it hard to read fiction in such big books (some years ago I tried a volume of the Night Shade de Grandin reprints, and had the same problem).
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Post by cauldronbrewer on May 26, 2022 11:24:21 GMT
Outstanding news about those Wellman books coming back into print. I have Lonely Vigils (as you might guess from my profile photo) but not Worse Things Waiting. Did you end up getting them? I've got them for quite some time (very reasonably priced and well produced, well done Shadowridge Press!), but they're so unwieldy (measuring 7″x10″) that I can't bring myself to actually take them off the shelf and read them. And I so want to read those Pursuivant stories! I suppose the oversizedness is due to the desire to reproduce the illustrations by Lee Brown Coye and George Evans as well as possible, but I just find it hard to read fiction in such big books (some years ago I tried a volume of the Night Shade de Grandin reprints, and had the same problem). I didn't buy them, but that's because I already had copies of all the stories. I was tempted by the Coye illustrations, however. My copy of Lonely Vigils includes the Evans illustrations, and they're excellent.
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